Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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APA

Banjo, B. O., Luneta, K., & Rodríguez-Nieto, C. A. (2025). Exploring teachers’ perceptions of mathematical connections in the mathematics curriculum and teaching. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(9), em2703. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16883

Vancouver

Banjo BO, Luneta K, Rodríguez-Nieto CA. Exploring teachers’ perceptions of mathematical connections in the mathematics curriculum and teaching. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(9):em2703. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16883

AMA

Banjo BO, Luneta K, Rodríguez-Nieto CA. Exploring teachers’ perceptions of mathematical connections in the mathematics curriculum and teaching. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(9), em2703. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16883

Chicago

Banjo, Balqis Olawumi, Kakoma Luneta, and Camilo Andrés Rodríguez-Nieto. "Exploring teachers’ perceptions of mathematical connections in the mathematics curriculum and teaching". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 9 (2025): em2703. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16883

Harvard

Banjo, B. O., Luneta, K., and Rodríguez-Nieto, C. A. (2025). Exploring teachers’ perceptions of mathematical connections in the mathematics curriculum and teaching. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(9), em2703. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16883

MLA

Banjo, Balqis Olawumi et al. "Exploring teachers’ perceptions of mathematical connections in the mathematics curriculum and teaching". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 9, 2025, em2703. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16883